'Most of my books, I start off with a plan, then tear it up' - author questions with Richard Askwith

Richard Askwith is the multi-award-winning author of books such as Feet in the Clouds , Running Free ("a runner's journey back to nature"), Today We Die a Little (a biography of the great Emil Zátopek) and The Race Against Time (about running in later life). A keen runner for over 40 years, he claims to have achieved "almost nothing" in the sport apart from "life-changing satisfaction". But he did appear as an extra in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire . Here he faces questions from a live audience over Zoom. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans , The Way of the Runner , and The Rise of the Ultra Runners . Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch

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'Most of my books, I start off with a plan, then tear it up' - author questions with Richard Askwith is an episode from The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn by Adharanand Finn.

This episode is 51:44 long.

This episode was published on Jul 15, 2025.

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